Jo Cox Remembered At Vigils In Parliament Square, Birstall And At Her Houseboat On The Thames

'Hatred will never solve problems.'

MPs have kept vigil in Parliament Square, while others gathered in Birstall and at Jo Cox's houseboat to pay tribute to the MP who was killed on Thursday.

Jeremy Corbyn looked shaken as he spoke of Cox's "determination to bring about a better world".

He told the assembled crowd: "Tonight her husband Brendan is devastated and their two children have lost a mum they'll never see again, lost someone they can remember as a wonderful woman who stood for many things, above all the principles of human rights, peace and justice and the love of her community and constituency where she grew up.

"She was an exemplary MP, a real servant of democracy in every way one could want or imagine.

"What's happened is beyond appalling.

"We're here tonight in silent memory of her loss and we express obviously condolences to her family.

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Jo Cox died after the shooting on Thursday

"The statement that was put out this evening by her husband Brendan saying that we had to conquer hatred with love, with solidarity and with support is one of the most moving statements I've ever heard from somebody so recently bereaved.

"I'm surrounded by Parliamentary colleagues, particularly those who came into Parliament with her in the general election last year of 2015, because there's a special bond between newly-elected MPs, the class of 2015, and they're grieving deeply this evening for the loss of one they admired, one they loved and one who had everything to live for, everything to give to all of us and our democracy, our society and our community.

"So we mourn and we are suspending all of our campaigning activities until the weekend as a mark of respect for her and a mark of her humanity and her determination to bring about a better world.

"That's what brought her into politics, that's what brought all of us into politics and that's why we'll carry on remembering her, remembering all she gave and being desperately sad tonight over the loss of such a lovely woman who had absolutely everything to live for.

"This is a shocking occasion and I hope everyone realises hatred will never solve problems, only people coming together solves problems. Jo believed that, Brendan believed that, we believe that."

A forensics police officer works next women's shoes and a handbag on the ground behind a police cordon in Birstall near Leeds, June 16, 2016 A British lawmaker was in critical condition after an incident in her constituency in northern England on Thursday, British police said, with media reports suggesting she had been shot and stabbed. Media reports said Jo Cox, 41, who is a lawmaker for the opposition Labour Party, had been attacked as she prepared to hold an advice surgery for constituents in Birstall near Leeds. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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Forensics police officers stand near medical equipment on the ground behind a police cordon in Birstall near Leeds, June 16, 2016 A British lawmaker was in critical condition after an incident in her constituency in northern England on Thursday, British police said, with media reports suggesting she had been shot and stabbed. Media reports said Jo Cox, 41, who is a lawmaker for the opposition Labour Party, had been attacked as she prepared to hold an advice surgery for constituents in Birstall near Leeds. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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A police forensic officer works at the scene in Birstall where Labour MP Jo Cox was shot on June 16, 2016.
Campaigning for Britain's EU referendum next week was suspended on Thursday following news a leading MP with the 'Remain' camp was in a critical condition after being shot.
Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother-of-two from the opposition Labour Party, was left bleeding on the pavement after the incident in the town of Birstall in northern England, according to witnesses quoted by local media.
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